Replying to [dollybirdz]:HI - Located in Northwest, England. I see you have become in-undated with requests for checking out U.K suppliers. I think this is something that maybe if groups from different countries worked together - we could stop ourselves as well as other genuine people - just trying to make a living, from getting ripped off by scammers using Alibaba. I'll offer you whatever help I can. Hopefully others will follow..... even overseas. Thanks.

That post was made months ago, it would be better to contact him through TradeManager. But I think I can help you with this one.

It's typical for UK scammers to have non-working landline numbers, and a working forwarding number. I tried that number and it doesn't work. The number starting with +4470 is a type of premium number that is free to set up and receive calls to, and that can be forwarded to anywhere in the world. Few legitimate companies use them.

If you check them out with the Companies House, you will see their Nature of Business listed as "Manufacture computers & process equipment". That has very little to do with selling mobile phones. It's also typical for these scammers to copy a registered company like this and impersonate them.

Help me to check out this company please. I had send him the money, and he said that he will ship the product to me. However, few days later, he ask for more money for the duties fees. I refused and he said that he will refund the money to me. Next day, he said that he won't refund to me until I pay the duties fees. I had report to Customer Direct in UK, and now is waiting.

This seems to actually be a real company rather than a typical scam. If you believe you have been scammed, I would recommend you try to deal with it through legal channels. Though depending on how much you lost it may not be worth it.

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